Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Germany: Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
96.09 million Person
in 2023
Germany
23.40 million Person
in 2023
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
3rd
Germany rank
1st

Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing over time

  • Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
  • Germany
20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M200620142023

How they compare

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) currently reports 96.09 million Person against 23.40 million Person in Germany, a difference of 72.69 million Person.

That makes Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s figure about 4.1 times Germany's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 1st of 3 regions.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 86.59 million Person 22.93 million Person 63.66 million Person Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2010s 90.65 million Person 23.23 million Person 67.42 million Person Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2020s 94.66 million Person 23.50 million Person 71.16 million Person Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) or Germany?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), at 96.09 million Person against 23.40 million Person in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing between Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Germany?
72.69 million Person, with Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Germany?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Germany rank globally for pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 1st of 3 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Germany: Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/pension-beneficiaries-by-type-of-pension-sex-and-means-testing/euro-area-20-countries-2023-2025/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/pension-beneficiaries-by-type-of-pension-sex-and-means-testing/euro-area-20-countries-2023-2025/germany/">Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Germany: Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pension beneficiaries by type of pension, sex and means-testing
Unit
Person
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 846 data points, 2006–2024
Last refreshed